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User Manual GSM Mobile Telephone Maxcom MM432BB...
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If any technical assistance is required please contact the hotline at: (+48) 32 325 07 00 or at serwis@maxcom.pl Our website: http://www.maxcom.pl/ The set contains: Mobile telephone GSM Charger (Travel Adapter) Battery 600mAh User Manual Warranty Card Desk Charger Keeping the package is highly recommended as it might be useful for transport.
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Big backlit keys Resolution of Display 128 X 160 pixels Emergency key (emits an emergency beep, automatically makes calls, and texts pre-defined numbers) ICE key (pressing and holding the (2) ICE key displays Contacts to be called in case of emergency and the User’s information) Big font, easy Menu Resize the Menu font size...
19 Warranty ............... 71 20 Battery Information ..........72 21 SAR Information ........... 73 22 Protecting the Environment ........75 23 Declaration of Conformity ........76 1. Keys and Buttons Enter MENU UP key Speaker phone Display End Call Key/ Place a Call Cancel the Key/...
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Emergency Speakerphone button Press & hold activates emergency procedure, it will call a pre-defined number l & send a text message...
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2. Safety Guidelines Reading these guidelines minimize the risk of misusing the phone. In this Manual, following guidelines are discussed in details: USING - do not use the telephone in any area where the use of mobile phones is restricted such as refueling points or hospitals.
2.1 GSM Network The telephone is designed to work in GSM 900/1800 network. Prior to using telephone features as available on the phone, availability of such features should be confirmed with the GSM service provider. Note: Using Polish fonts in text messages is not possible with any provider.
3.1 SIM Card Installation Before inserting the SIM card make sure your phone is switched off. The charger should be disconnected as well. With your fingernail pull up the battery cover at the bottom of your phone, where the notch is (as shown on the picture below).
3.2 MicroSD Memory Card Installation There is an opening for a MicroSD Memory Card next to the SIM card slot on the right hand side. Move the pin to OPEN, and lift the pin. Insert MicroSD Memory Card so the MicroSD Memory Card contacts touch the phone contacts, close the pin and move it back to LOCK.
shall be formatted on the computer prior to an initial use. If you use SD cards, make backup copies of all data stored on cards in other devices on the regular basis! Misuse of the card or other factors might cause damage or loss of entire data stored on the card.
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2. After installing the battery, replace the battery cover and slightly press the edges. 3.4 Charging the Battery Note: Use only the original battery included in the package. Using other batteries could damage your phone; the manufacturer’s warranty does not cover damage of your phone caused by the use of any unauthorized accessories.
In order to charge your phone. 1. Plug the charger into a jack at the bottom of the phone. 2. Plug the charger into a power outlet. A message about charging will appear at the top right corner of the display.
3.5 Low Battery Alert When the battery is low, your phone will emit a sound alert (if sound alerts are enabled in Profiles) and display a low battery message. The message „Battery critically low” will appear on your display. You will also see the battery icon on your screen.
Warning: If you enter incorrect PIN three times in a raw your SIM card will be locked. You might unlock your card by entering the PIN Unlock Key (PUK) code. Entering incorrect PUK code ten times in a raw will permanently lock the SIM card. When you use the phone for the first, you will get a chance to enter the date and time.
3.8 Keypad Lock To lock the keypad, press After a given time of inactivity the keypad gets locked automatically. The inactivity time might be changed in MENU > Settings > Display Settings > Auto Key Lock. You can also set the Key lock by pressing the red receiver only, with no need to press MENU >...
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Phone Screen Description Battery level Signal strength Hour Date Unread Missed phone call messages A blinking symbol informs you about a new message or missed phone call. Time-out is about 1 hour. You can turn it off by selecting: MENU > Settings > Display > Event Notification...
3.10 Display Symbols Alarm Clock New Message Missed Call Silent Mode General Mode 3.11 Basic Key Functions Function Make Call Making and receiving phone calls. In Idle (green mode: press to enter Call Log. In MENU: receiver) ”Confirm”, press to confirm an operation you have selected.
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End Call (red Switching the phone on/off. In MENU: receiver) ”RETURN” Press to return to the previous MENU Navigation key Idle mode: Press to enter the main MENU. „UP” In MENU: Press to move up Navigation key Idle mode: Press to enter viewing „DOWN”...
on/off Emergency Key If emergency settings are enabled, press & (SOS) hold to start emergency procedure. 4. MENU In Idle mode, to enter MENU press the UP key To navigate in MENU use the keys UP and DOWN To confirm the selected option press the Make Call button To return to the previous MENU (go back) press the red button...
5. Torch To turn on/off the torch, press and hold the ZERO key or select: MENU > Applications>Torch 6. ICE Key In Case of Emergency (ICE) is an abbreviation informing rescue workers who to call in case of emergency. Pressing and holding the 2 ICE key displays Contacts and information about the User.
Most, but not all, networks accepts calls to emergency numbers such as 112, 999 etc. without a valid SIM card or with no SIM card. Contact your service provider for more information. The European Emergency Number recognized throughout the EU is 112. 7.1 Emergency Key Select: MENU >...
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1. If the emergency calls function is enabled, press and hold the Emergency key on the back of the phone. The phone will activate the emergency beep, will text all predetermined emergency contacts, will automatically call them, one by one. Dialing is repeated three times.
7.1.2 Emergency Contacts To set an Emergency Contact, press the UP key select the main MENU and select: Settings> Emerg. Menu > ICE Contacts. Press the key . You can select up to five emergency numbers, by either entering them manually or selecting them from Contacts.
Settings > Emerg. Menu > User Info As the phone user, you are highly recommended to enter some personal information that might be useful in case of emergency such as your name, medical history, allergies, and blood type. Such information will be displayed on the screen in alarm mode (if nobody answers an emergency phone call) and upon pressing the (2) ICE key.
For international phone calls, dialing „00” or „+” before the number is required. To enter „+”, press the key„ ” twice. 2. Press the green receiver to get connected to a selected number. 3. To finish phone call, press the red receiver 8.1.1 Speed Dialing If your have already added Contacts to keys 3-9, in Idle...
8.3 Volume Adjustment To adjust volume of a phone conversation, you can press the UP/DOWN keys. 8.4 Conference Calling Conference calling is a network service that facilitates three way conference calling. The feature must be available through your service provider. There are two ways of making a conference call: Method 1 A person calls your mobile phone while you are...
press the green receiver and select the option: Conference. Method 2 There are two incoming phone calls. 1. Answer the first phone call. 2. As soon as the second person calls you, a notification will appear on the screen about the second incoming phone call.
9.1 Creating Text Message 1. In MENU > Text Msgs select Create Text to open a message editor, 2. Type your message. To enter a digit, press and hold a corresponding key, 3. Press Make Call button if you want to insert a template, number, Contact, emoticon, or save your message in Drafts.
want to insert a symbol, press . To highlight the symbol, use UP/DOWN and press to confirm. Note: Accented characters, symbols and Polish characters (ą,ć,ę,ł,ń,ó,ś,ź,ż) take up more memory and limit the total number of characters to be used in a single message. A text message might be sent even if the allowed number of characters for a single message has been exceeded (max.
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9.4 Saving Text Message To save a typed message, press the key , and select an option Save as Draft. 9.5 Reading Text Message 1. If a new text message symbol appears on the display, you can press the key to read the message or the to ignore the message and return to Idle mode.
9.6 Text Message Boxes 9.6.1 Inbox Received messages are displayed in order they have been received. Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through the Inbox and use the key to see a message. While reading, press to select one out of the following options: Delete, Reply, Forward, Call (to call a given number), Export (to move the message to the SIM card/phone),...
9.6.3 Drafts You can save unsent messages in the Drafts folder. In order to do this, type your message, and after pressing the Make Call button, select an option Save in Drafts. 9.7 Text Message Templates The phone has 5 text message templates. You can delete, edit, send and change them into new messages.
9.9 Text Message Settings MENU> Text Messages > Settings 9.9.1 Message Service Center Number The number is necessary for all users to send text messages. To send a text message from a mobile phone, a correct Message Service Center number must be stored on your phone.
9.9.4 Save Sent Messages Allows to activate/disactivate saving of sent messages. i 9.9.5 Selecting Memory Allows to select either the phone or the SIM card to save messages. 9.10 Clearing All Text Messages You can delete all messages by selecting: MENU > Text Msgs>...
is saved in the phone memory whereas a Contact with an icon is saved on the SIM card. In Idle mode, to enter viewing the Phonebook press the key DOWN To enter the Phonebook options, press the key select MENU, next use the key to select Contacts, press the key , use DOWN...
Method 2 1. In Idle mode press the DOWN key 2. Type the first character of the Contact you are looking for. 3. The phone will go to names starting with this character. You can scroll up and down the contact list using UP/DOWN keys 10.2 Adding New 1.
2. If you wish to delete multiple Contacts select: MENU > Contacts > Options > Delete Multiple, mark which Contacts you wish to delete, and select OK. 10.4 Copying Contacts If you wish to copy Contacts from the SIM card to the phone memory or from the phone memory to the SIM card: 1.
10.5 Blacklisting Contacts If you blacklist a Contact, the person will always get a busy signal while calling you; you might also block text messages sent from his/her number. You can blacklist a Contact from the Phonebook: MENU > Contacts > Options > Add to Black List To remove the number from a black list, select: MENU >...
MENU > Contacts > Options > Other > Speed Dial >OK Select a numerical key you wish to add a phone number to, enter the number manually or select an entry from the Phonebook. 10.6.2 My Number Some SIM cards allow you to check your own number. To edit your number or to enter the number manually, select: MENU >...
You can see the memory status of both the phone and the SIM card. Select: MENU > Contacts > Options> Other > Memory status 11. Call Log To enter the Call Log, select main MENU> Call Log, and next select: Missed phone calls.
MENU > Call Log > Call Time. To reset all time, select Reset. 12. Multimedia The phone stocks photos and ringtones. To view existing images and ringtones saved either on the phone or the SIM card, select the following path: MENU >...
- DOWN: decrease volume, - 4: play the previous song, - 6: play the next song, - 5: pause/play. To stop the music player, select Options>Stop, and press the red receiver. Otherwise, music will be played all the time in the background. 12.3 Voice Recorder To turn on the Voice Recorder select: MENU >...
To enter the radio settings, select: MENU > Radio FM > Options. To pause/play again, select Options > Pause/Play. To adjust volume, press the key Tuning: Options > Tuning To save a radio channel to the memory, select: Options> Save. To enter radio frequency manually, select: Options >...
Select one out of three text fields to save an alarm, and press Make Call button to confirm. Select: Options > Edit. Next, select the alarm content, alarm time, alarm tone and whether to repeat every day or on business days only.
15.2 Viewing Files The user might view files stored either on the phone or the SIM card. Select: MENU > Application > My files 15.3 Calendar The phone has a built-in calendar available at MENU > Application > Calendar. You can not only view the calendar but also add your own event and set its time, date, repeat, and a ringtone.
2. Select the symbol of an operation you wish to perform using the keys 3. Enter the second digit and press 4. To clear the last digit or the arithmetic operation symbol, press 5. To leave the calculator, press the key several times.
2. MENU > Settings > Call Settings > Call Forwarding. 3. Next select, when you wish to forward calls from the available list: 1. All Voice Calls - (all incoming calls will be forwarded to the selected number), 2. If busy - (incoming calls will be forwarded if your phone is currently engaged), 3 If not answered - (incoming calls will be forwarded if you do not answer your...
If Call Waiting is enabled, and you (the user) are speaking on the phone, you will be notified about any other incoming call by a special beep every 5 seconds; you will also see the number of the person who is calling you. You will be able to answer the second call and to suspend the first one.
16.1.4 Number Withhold It is a network service. If your provider offers such a service, configuration will be required. This feature allows to keep your number private while calling someone. Select: MENU > Settings > Call Settings > Number Withhold 16.1.5 Additional Call Settings You can select additional preferences regarding phone calls such as:...
16.2 Phone Settings To enter Phone Settings, select: MENU > Settings > Phone Settings 16.2.1 Date and Time To update current time, select: MENU> Settings >Phone Settings >Time & Date. You can also set the time format and the date format. 16.2.2 Phone Language To change language, select: MENU >...
1x OK 1x DOWN 2x OK 16.2.3 Phone Auto Switch On/Off Select: MENU > Settings > Phone Settings > Auto On/Off You can select time and days of the week for the phone to automatically gets switched on/off. 16.2.4 Factory Settings To restore factory settings, select: MENU >...
You can select one out of stock wallpapers or any file from the memory card. 16.3.2 Display Contrast MENU > Settings > Display > Contrast Use the keys to adjust contrast of the display. 16.3.3 Keypad Backlight MENU > Settings > Display > Keypad Backlight Select backlight time or night mode.
MENU > Settings > Display > Activity Alert 16.4 Security Settings To change Security Settings, select: MENU > Settings > Security 16.4.1 PIN To enable or disable the PIN code request or to change your PIN code, select: MENU > Settings > Security > PIN 16.4.2 PIN 2 PIN 2 is a security code for advanced mobile phone features on a given SIM card.
16.4.3 Securing the Phone You can enable the feature of locking your phone. Every time you switch on the phone, you will have to enter the phone security code. Default code is 1234. To enable the phone security code, select: MENU >...
If you lose your phone and somebody else inserts their SIM card into the phone, a text message will automatically be sent to the predefined number with information about the current location of the phone. To activate the code, select: MENU >...
To enable this feature, a PIN2 code is required (you can get the PIN2 code from your service provider). Select the type of phone calls from the list you wish to restrict, or add the number to the FDN list. 16.4.7 Black List Select: MENU >...
16.5.1 Tone Settings You can change a ringtone for incoming phone calls or text messages. MENU > Settings > Profiles > Settings > Tone Settings. You can select a tone from stock ringtones or get it from other memory. 16.5.2 Volume Settings MENU >...
This option allows you to change the alert type for incoming phone calls, messages and alarm. You can select from the following options: Ring tone only, Vibration only No ring tone, Vibration followed by ring tone, ...
16.6 Network Selection You can select your network either manually or automatically. Select: MENU > Settings> Network Selection If select manual mode, all available networks will be displayed. 17. FAQ (Troubleshooting) Only qualified service is authorized to repair your phone. Unauthorized repair and modifications void the manufacturer’s warranty! Cannot place a...
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My phone does Your phone might be switched off. To switch on not work your phone press the red receiver key (End Call key) for about 3 seconds. If you have not used My phone does the phone for a long time, the battery might be “deeply-discharged”, to recover a deeply- not charge when plugged...
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Keys do not The keyguard is on, you should unlock the work. keypad. It is the service provider’s center number storing What is the center of text all text messages. The number is stored on the messages? SIM card, but you can change the number and enter another number in MENU.
18. Safety Precautions Do not switch on your phone if it might interfere with other devices! Using your phone while driving without a hands-free set is prohibited. Telephone emits electromagnetic field that might be subject to interference with other electronic devices including medical equipment ...
Do not use your telephone in close proximity to credit and debit cards – it might cause the loss of date on the card. For safety reasons, do not talk on the phone while charging. Do not expose your phone to very low or very high temperatures or direct sunlight.
20. Battery Information There is a battery in your phone. The battery can be charged with a charger that is included in the package. The battery life depends on conditions in which your phone is used. Your distance from a relay transmitter, number and duration of phone calls significantly reduce the battery life.
Make sure to install the battery according to correct polarization. Leaving the battery in excessively hot or cold places will reduce the battery life. The recommended storage temperature range is between 15°C and 25°C. Installing a cold battery into your phone might cause your phone to malfunction and might damage your phone.
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The phone is designed to meet all safety requirements pertaining to impact of radio waves in compliance with international guidelines. These guidelines were developed by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), an independent scientific organization with a big safety margin to protect all people regardless their age and health condition.
22. Protecting the Environment Note: The phone follows the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE) and the Polish Act on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment with the symbol of a crossed out wheelie bin with a single black line underneath the symbol.
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Manual. For technical support, we recommend you to contact the technical department at +48 32 325 07 00 or at email: serwis@maxcom.pl Our website: http://www.maxcom.pl...
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